Cheap Eats in Yokohama: 8 Top-Rated Spots by Tabelog
Cheap eats in Yokohama, picked by Tabelog rating: iekei ramen, Chinatown beef brisket rice, tonkatsu, curry and ¥200 yakitori, mostly under ¥3,000.
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Iekei ramen was invented in Yokohama in 1974: a rich pork-and-chicken soy broth with thick noodles, spinach and nori, customized by richness, noodle firmness and oil. The original shop and its direct lineage are rated far above the chains, and Tabelog makes the lineage visible. The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum houses famous shops from across Japan under one roof.
The 15 highest-scoring ramen restaurants in Yokohama right now, by Tabelog score. Open the map to see where each one is, its hours and whether it takes cards.
Ranked by Tabelog score as of November 10, 2026, refreshed daily from Tabelog's ranking. Prices are Tabelog's per-person budget bands. Check hours and book with the restaurant before you go.
Cheap eats in Yokohama, picked by Tabelog rating: iekei ramen, Chinatown beef brisket rice, tonkatsu, curry and ¥200 yakitori, mostly under ¥3,000.
The neighborhoods where Tabelog's highest-rated ramen in Yokohama clusters:
How to order ramen, reservations and etiquette are on the Ramen guide.
Chinatown restaurants are graded harshly; 3.5 there is a top-tier kitchen and 3.3 is a safe pick. Iekei ramen shops rate 3.3 to 3.6 and the originator family shops are easy to spot by score. Noge izakaya at 3.4+ are excellent.
A ramen shop above 3.5 on Tabelog is genuinely excellent and will have a queue.
Shin-Yokohama, Yokohama Station and Kannai are where Yokohama's top-rated ramen clusters on Tabelog. Iekei ramen was invented in Yokohama in 1974: a rich pork-and-chicken soy broth with thick noodles, spinach and nori, customized by richness, noodle firmness and oil. TabeDog shows every listing in those neighborhoods on one map, sorted by Tabelog score, distance or price.
Lunch: ¥900 to ¥1,300. Dinner: ¥1,000 to ¥1,800. TabeDog shows each restaurant's lunch and dinner price band before you go.
A ramen shop above 3.5 on Tabelog is genuinely excellent and will have a queue. Above 3.7 is a destination shop; above 3.9 is nationally famous. Anything above 3.3 is a safe, good bowl. Chinatown restaurants are graded harshly; 3.5 there is a top-tier kitchen and 3.3 is a safe pick. Iekei ramen shops rate 3.3 to 3.6 and the originator family shops are easy to spot by score. Noge izakaya at 3.4+ are excellent.
Shin-Yokohama. The Ramen Museum and the birthplace of iekei ramen. Yokohama Station is the alternative.
Noge is Yokohama's main late-night district, so start there. TabeDog shows opening hours for every listing and marks what is open right now, so you can filter to what is actually serving.
Many small ramen shops in Japan are cash only. TabeDog shows whether each restaurant accepts credit cards, IC cards or QR payment, pulled from its Tabelog listing, so you know before you sit down.
TabeDog shows all of Yokohama's ramen with Tabelog scores, hours, prices and payment methods in English. Filter to what's open now.
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